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INTRODUCTORY, 


IT  has  become  usual  to  note,  in  some  way, 
the  hundredth  consecutive  performance  of 
any  play  the  public  have  stamped  with  such  ap- 
proval as  to  enable  or  induce  the  management 
to  retain  it  so  long  on  the  stage.  The  man- 
agement of  this  theatre,  however,  would  do  a 
little  more  than  celebrate,  in  satin,  the  cen- 
taine  of  any  particular  success.  A  run  of  a 
hundred  nights  has  ceased  to  be  a  phenomenon 
at  this  house  ;  but  an  uninterrupted  series  of 
runs  such  as  this  house  has  had  is  a  phe- 
nomenon in  the  theatrical  history  of  New  York, 
London,    Paris,  Vienna   or  St.  Petersburg. 

One  swallow  does  not  make  a  summer,  it  is 
true,  but  a  flock  of  swallows  never  is  seen 
here  in  winter.  It  is,  therefore,  as  one  of  several 
successes  that  Messrs.  Shook  &  Palmer  are 
proud   of  the   success   of   *'  Rose   Michel."     It 


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I  is    because    as    such    it    seems    to     justify    the 

I  canons    of    management    on    which    they    have 

invested    toil    and    capital    that    its    hundredth 

I  representation    is   to    them    an    event. 

I  From  their  entrance  into  management,  Messrs. 

Shook  &  Palmer  have  acted  on  the  theory  that 
any  play  worth  producing  is  worth  producing 
in  a  manner  approaching  perfection  as  closely 
as  human  endeavor  may  hope  to  approach  it. 
That  is,  that  not  merely  should  the  acting 
reflect  the  idea  or  strengthen  by  illustration 
the  analysis  of  the  dramatist ;  but  that  the 
scenes  of  his  plots  should  at  every  step  re- 
flect either  the  beaut}^  of  his  landscapes, 
the  elegance  of  his  salons,  or  the  sombre 
visual  lessons  of  whatever  haunts  of  misery 
or  vice  he  may  lead  the  auditor  to  witness. 
Good  scenery  without  good  acting  is  of  little 
avail  ;  good  acting  without  appropriate  scenery 
i§  shorn  of  half  its  effects.  The  passing  ob- 
ject of  the  stage  play  is  illusion.  Nothing 
so  aids  illusion  as  perfection  of  ensemble  in  a 
picture.  Nothing  secures  perfection  of  ensemble 
but  perfection  of  all  minor  details.     As  Angelo 


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said  to  the  Cardinal  who  charged  him  with 
wasting  too  much  time  on  the  trifling  portions 
of  his  Medicean  statue  :  ''  It  is  trifles  that 
make  perfect."  Believing  that  New  York 
would  liberally  patronize  any  effort  to  give 
complete  dramatic  pictures,  this  management 
have  striven  to  do  so,  and  they  believe  that 
each  year  a  marked  improvement  has  been 
perceptible  in  every  detail  of  this  theatre. 
This  hundredth  night  of  "  Rose  Michel," 
therefore,  they  accept  as  an  evidence  that  the 
lovers  and  patrons  of  dramatic  and  theatrical 
art  have  understood  their  aim  and  rewarded 
their  efforts.  When  they  look  back  at  the  his- 
tory of  this  theatre,  they  cannot  fail  to  per- 
ceive that,  as  its  company  increased  in  effici- 
ency— from  the  man  who  carried  a  letter  to 
the  actress  who  painted  in  blind  Louise  the 
utmost  picture  of  human  suffering — so  the 
patronage  of  the  public  increased  ;  and  they  can- 
not avoid  feeling  that  the  increased  beauty  of 
costuming  and  of  scenic  effect  that  went  hand 
in  hand  with  histrionic  excellence  had  much 
to  do  with  the  swelling  of  patronage.     The  three 


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great  successes  of  this  theatre  followed  each 
other  in  uninterrupted  series.  Mr.  Boucicault's 
exquisite  translation  and  adaptation  of  the 
"  Tentation  "  of  Octave  Feuillet,  with  its  French 
landscape  and  semi -mediaeval  interiors  in  the 
chateau  of  the  ancien  regime^  with  its  air  of 
grande  noblesse,  was  followed  by  pictures,  still 
more  finely  executed,  of  the  gaudier  gran- 
deurs of  the  salons  of  Louis  XV.,  contrasted 
with  the  squalor  and  sombre  miser\^  of  the 
home  of  the  Frochards.  Whatever  merit  in 
the  development  of  each  story  may  belong  to 
the  actors,  there  can  be  no  one  of  the  tens 
of  thousands  who  witnessed  either  ''Led 
Astray"  or  "The  Two  Orphans,"  but  felt 
that  the  pencil  of  Mr.  Marston,  the  fitness 
of  the  accessories  in  tone,  combined  to  give 
that  effect  to  the  acting  which  impressed  each 
scene  so  vividly  on  his  ideality  and  made  it 
a  part  of  his  memory  for  ever.  It  remains  as 
ineradicable  as  if  he  had  himself  witnessed  the 
self-sacrifice  of  the  cripple  to  the  blind  in  front 
of  the  Church  of  God  on  the  Place  St.  Stdpice, 
or   had    been    a   guest    at    that    ball    where    the 


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Lord  of  Chandoce  visited  the  results  of  his 
own  and  his  wife's  folly  on  the  head  of  the 
baffled  libertine. 

When,  after  not  a  little  deliberation,  the  man- 
agement concluded  to  follow  the  revival  of  *'  Led 
Astray,"  with  Mr.  Mackaye's  adaptation  of  Mr. 
Blum's  powerful  drama,  "  Rose  Michel,  "  they 
simply  adhered  to  the  policy  they  had  found 
so  successful  with  its  predecessors.  They 
sought  first  to  secure  a  fitting  artist  for  each 
part,  however  trifling,  as  well  as  for  the  more 
important  ones.  They  lavished  time,  money  and 
toil  on  every  accessory,  and  the  result  has 
been  another  success,  as  unequivocal  and  as 
gratifying  as  they  had  ever  achieved  before. 
They  believe  that,  in  beauty  of  scener}^  and 
costume,  *'  Rose  Michel  "  is  an  improvement  on 
even  "The  Two  Orphans";  but,  as  it  is  now 
before  our  patrons,  perhaps  it  were  more  mod- 
est to  let  them  judge  of  this  for  themselves. 

When  "Rose  Michel"  shall  have  reached  that 
final  destination  of  the  great  majority  of  mod- 
ern plays,  the  library  shelf,  the  management 
will  bestow  increased  care  and  increased  liber- 


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ality  of  investment  on  its  successor,  believing 
that  similar  means  will  assure  similar  results  ; 
and  that  the  play  which  fails  in  this  house  of 
reaching  its  hundredth  consecutive  representa- 
tion will  be  a  noted  exception  to  a  general 
rule. 

The  love  of  theatric  art  is  shown  to  be  in- 
separable from  the  progress  of  civilization  by 
the  fact  that  we  have  no  record  of  men  living 
under  any  form  of  organized  society  without 
a  drama  of  some  kind.  It  may  be  doubtful 
that  Adam  and  Eve  ever  played  a  dual  come- 
dietta, like  "  The  Morning  Call,"  in  Eden,  see- 
ing they  could  have  had  no  audience,  and 
would  have  been  much  puzzled  about  the 
necessary  costumes.  But  there  were  plays 
played,  and  most  magnificent  ballets  danced 
within  the  Halls  of  Karnak,  when  the  founda- 
tions of  the  Pyramids  were  being  laid,  With 
our  own  race  the  love  of  the  theatre  and  am- 
phitheatre is  so  innate  that  half  of  our  every 
day  philosophy,  and  five-eighths  of  our  proverbs 
and  aphorisms,  are  derived  from  the  lines  of 
our    great    dramatists,    while    our    jokes    come 


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from  our  clowns.  Our  literature  teems  with 
stories  of  the  stage,  as  well  as  with  anec- 
dotes of  its  professors  ;  and  there  are  few  sub- 
jects of  conversation  more  frequent  or  more 
acceptable,  even  in  the  family  circle.  Of  course, 
there,  the  old  folks  will  have  it  that  the  theatre 
and  actors  of  the  present  day  are  not  at  all 
comparable  to  those  they  saw  in  their  youth, 
making  no  allowance  for  the  brightening  halo 
that  youth  itself  threw  round  all  that  first  woke 
its  imagination  in  the  time 

When  life  itself  was  new, 

And  the  heart  promised  what  the  fancy  drew. 

What  would  not  the  aged  eulogist  of  the 
"  Old  Park,"  and  **  the  palmy  days  of  the  dra- 
ma," give  for  even  as  brief  a  record  of  its  doings 
as  we  here  offer  of  those  of  the  Union  Square 
Theatre  in  its  childhood  ?  We  verily  believe 
that  many  of  the  bright  eyes  that  have  mois- 
tened at  the  sorrows  of  Armande  Chandoce, 
and  wept  over  the  sufferings  of  Louise,  will 
one  day  tell  their  daughters  how  inferior  in 
manl)^  fire  and  grace  the  Charles  Thornes  of 
that    future    dav   are    to    the    Charles    Thornes 


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they  saw  in  the  present  one.  To  them  the 
Rose  Eytinge  of  the  future  will  lack  the  in- 
tensity of  the  Rose  Eytinge  of  to-day  ;  and  no 
Polly wog  to  come  will,  in  their  eyes,  ever 
succeed  in  "  getting  up  "  so  significant  a  wag 
of  his  tail  as  the  PoUywog  they  are  laughing 
at  this  evening. 

It  can,  therefore,  be  no  great  error  to  believe 
that  a  souvenir  of  the  present  pleasure  will  be 
useful  and  pleasing  in  the  future  ;  and  that  its 
value  will  increase  with  increasing  years.  It 
is  in  this  belief  that  the  management  have 
adopted  this  mode  of  marking  the  hundredth 
representation  of  "  Rose  Michel,"  and  their 
gratitude  to  that  large  portion  of  the  public 
which  has  understood,  appreciated  and  en- 
couraged their  efforts  to  attain,  as  near  as 
they  could,  to  perfection  of  detail  in  the 
presentation  of  any  work  which  they  thought 
fit  to  be  presented  to  a  metropolitan  audience. 


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Led  Astray. 


While,  previous  to  the  production  of  "  Led 
Astray,"  several  other  plays  had  been  suc- 
cessfully produced  at  this  house,  the  manage- 
ment never  felt  that  their  aims  and  work  had 
definitely  told  upon  the  public  till  that  piece 
was  produced.  With  Miss  Agnes  Ethel  in  the 
title  t'ole,  they  had  produced  the  play  of 
"  Agnes,"  written,  specially  for  that  lady  and 
this  theatre,  by  no  less  a  hand  than  that  of 
Victorien  Sardou,  just  then  the  most  popu- 
lar, as  he  is  the  most  original,  of  the  later 
French  dramatists.  The  play  proved  a  suc- 
cess, it  is  true.  It  remained  doubtful,  how- 
ever, whether  the  success  was  not  an  ephem- 
eral one,  due  to  the  celebrity  of  the  author 
combined  with  the  popularity  of  a  particular 
artiste. 

"  Led  Astray,"  however,  was  simply  a  new 
translation  of  a  well-known  play,  and  any  new 
interest  it  might  awaken    could  be   due  only  to 


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the  manner  ot  its  presentation.  The  faith 
of  the  public  in  the  theatre,  per  se^  was  there- 
fore held  to  have  been  first  unquestionably 
evinced  by  the  success  of  this  production. 
That  success  was  unmistakable.  The  little 
theatre  was  crowded  nightly,  weekly,  monthly, 
and  the  existence  of  a  prior  contract  with  Miss 
Clara  Morris  alone  forced  the  management  to 
withdraw  it  from  the  stage.  So  great  had  been 
the  impression  made  by  the  acting  and  mount- 
ing of  this  piece  that,  after  the  conclu- 
sion of  Miss  Morris's  brilliant  engagement, 
the  management  felt  justified  in  reviving  it ; 
and  it  held  the  boards  to  the  end  of  the  sea- 
son, to  be  taken  up  again  last  September,  and 
again  run  to  thronged  auditoriums  for  nearly 
three  months. 

The  story  of  "  Led  Astray,"  told  by  Mr. 
Feuillet,  first  in  a  novel,  then  in  his  play  "  La 
Tentation,"  has  become  so  familiar  to  the  pa- 
trons of  this  house  that  to  S3^nopsize  it  again 
were  a  work  of  supererogation.  A  mere  detail 
of  the  scenes  will  bring  back  to  the  memory 
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of  the  dialogue,  and  the  thrilling  power  of  each 
situation. 

The  first  act  :  the  lawn  at  the  Chateau 
Chandoce,  the  discontented  wife,  the  battling 
mothers-in-law,  the  visit  of  De  Lesparre,  the 
subtle  impromptu  : — 


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here  is  another  life  I  long  to  meet, 
Without  which  life,  my  life  is  incomplete. 
Oh,  sweeter  self!  Like  me  art  thou  astray  ? 
Striving  with  all  thy  heart  to  find  the  way 
To  mine?     Straying  like  me  to  find  the  breast, 
On  which  alone  can  weary  heart  find  rest. 

The  second  act  :  the  boudoir  in  the  Hotel 
Chandoce,  the  bouquet  telegraph,  the  rendez- 
vous at  the  opera. 

The  third  act :  the  ball  at  the  Hotel  Chan- 
doce, the  suit,  the  rejection,  the  surprise,  the 
game  at  cards,  the    insult  ;    and  the  separation. 

The  fourth  act  :  the  night,  the  remorse  of 
Armande.     The  morning,  the  duel. 

The  fifth  act :  back  again  to  Chateau  Chan- 
doce. The  daughter  and  her  lover,  the  recon- 
ciliation. 

The  scenes  need  but  recapitulation  to  recall 
the  old    story.     The    accompanying  illustrations 


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will  readily  call  up  the  figures  that  peopled 
each  scene,  the  vandng  emotions  their  com- 
plexities   excited. 

To  the  experienced  tact  of  Mr.  Boucicault, 
in  the  direction  of  the  careful  rehearsals,  is 
doubtless  due  much  of  the  effectiveness  and 
beauty  of  what  is  technically  called  "  the  busi- 
ness "  of  the  piece  as  well  as  of  the  tableaux, 
with  which  each  act  so  effectively  ended.  Any 
printed  memories  of  a  theatrical  work,  would, 
of  course,  be  incomplete  unaccompanied  by 
some  reference  to  the  artists  who  moved  be- 
fore us  in  the  garb,  and  with  the  manners,  of 
the    seigneu7'ie   of    modern    France. 

The  essential  I'oles  of  the  play  consisted  of 
the  Count  and  Countess  Chandoce,  Mathilde 
Chandoce,  and  Hector  Placide.  To  Miss  Rose 
Eytinge  was  assigned  the  role  of  the  Countess, 
a  7'dle  requiring  at  once  the  reflection  of  the 
highest  breeding,  and  a  revelation  of  most  pow- 
erful emotion.  The  part  of  the  Count  Chan- 
doce was  given  to  Mr.  Charles  Thorne.  As 
neither  of  these  artists  ever  saw  the  play  in 
Paris,   they  may  fairly   be  said    to  have    created 


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these  roles  in  the  English  tongue.  The  nightly 
admiration  they  evoked,  evinced  in  the  attention 
and  applause  of  so  many  thousands  of  spec- 
tators, renders  it  no  compliment  to  state  that 
they  were  triumphs  of  histrionic  art  ;  and  as 
such  they  have  already  passed  into  the  contem- 
porary history  of  the  stage.  Of  the  lighter 
rS/es,  Mathilde  Chandoce  and  Hector  Placide, 
entrusted  to  Miss  Kate  Claxton  and  Mr.  Stuart 
Robson,  the  same  may  be  asserted.  Indeed  it 
was  in  this  play  that  Miss  Claxton  fully  re- 
vealed the  artistic  instincts  which  won  her  in 
subsequent  rd/es  the  popularity  she  now  enjoys. 
The  original  cast  of  "Led  Astray"  was  as 
follows  : 


COUNT   RUDOLPH   CHANDOCE.    -    Mr.  Charles  R.  Thome,  Jr. 
GEORGE  de  LESPARRE,       -          -         -  Mr.  McKee  Rankin. 

HECTOR   PLACIDE,   -----     Mr.  Stuart  Robson. 
MAJOR  O'HARA.      -         .         -          -  Mr.  H    W.  Montgomery. 

BARON   MONT  GOSLINE,  -         -       Mr   Claude  Burroughs. 

LAFONTAINE. Mr.  W.  H,  Wilder. 

ROBERT,     -         -         -         -         -         -         -     Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley. 

COUNTESS  ARMANDE  CHANDOCE,     -        Miss  Rose  Eytinge. 

BARONESS  de   RIVONIERE,         -         -          Miss  Emily  Mestayer. 

(Mother  of  Armaime.) 

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DOWAGER  COUNTESS  de  CHANDOCE,      Mrs.  Marie  Wiikins. 
(Mother  ot  Rudolj.li.^ 

MATHILDE. Miss  Kate  Claxton, 

(Rudolpirs  Daii^-hter  by  hh  tirst  Wife.) 
SUZANNE  O'HARA,      -         -         -         -     Miss  Eliza  Weathersby. 
SOPHIE.  -----.         Miss  Kate  Holland. 


The  Two  Orphan: 


The  next  success  was  the  production  of  a 
very  different  play — "  The  Two  Orphans "  of 
D'Ennery  and  Cormon,  cleverly  adapted  for  this 
stage  b}^  Mr.  Hart  Jackson. 

*' The  Two  Orphans"  is  perhaps  the  great- 
est p/ay  that  has  been  written  in  the  present 
generation.  In  motive,  in  dialogue,  in  local- 
ity, in  period,  and  in  the  characters  depicted, 
it  is  the  very  antithesis  of  "  Led  Astray."  Its 
poetry  is  of  a  higher  order,  and  of  more  nearly 
universal  application.  The  tyranny  of  rank 
over  the  humble,  the  recklessness  of  the  re- 
gency,   in     lieu    of     domestic    differences    and 


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pretty  wooings ;  the  streets  of  crowded  Paris 
in  lieu  of  the  solitary  grounds  of  the  baronial 
hall  ;  the  sordid  squalor  of  the  homes  of  crime 
in  lieu  of  the  dainty  boudoir  of  a  refined 
woman ;  the  prison  of  the  outcast  women  of 
a  vicious  age  in  lieu  of  the  ball-room  of  a 
noble's  mansion.  So,  also,  in  the  passions 
depicted  —  violence  takes  the  place  of  rhymed 
solicitation.  The  sufferings  of  neglect  sink  be- 
fore the  isolation  and  woe  of  the  blind  girl 
left  in  the  cruel  city  alone  to  fall  into  the 
hands  of  its  worst  and  lowest.  The  duel  of 
irritated  honor  in  *'  Led  Astray "  became 
trivial  to  the  Homeric  combat  between  the 
sons  of  the  same  mother ;  and  the  figure  of 
the  Mother  Superior  rising  in  its  sainthood, 
as  if  to  remind  us  that  ever  and  above  the 
play  of  human  passions  the  Cross  is  there 
to  save — all  combined  to  give  to  this  work  of 
the  stage  a  sort  of  epic  character  which  at- 
taches to  no  other  modern  work  of  its  kind. 

The  bold  novelty  of  it  all  attracted  atten- 
tion and  arrested  criticism.  It  was  only  by 
degrees   that   the   grandeur    of    the   work    came 


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to  be  fully  understood  and  fully  felt  by  the 
public.  At  first  its  success  seemed  problem- 
atical ;  but  each  week  its  popularity  increased. 
It  had  been  on  the  stage  fully  six  weeks  be- 
fore it  fairly  evinced  its  hold  on  the  public 
mind.  Then  the  audiences  became  and  re- 
mained too  large  for  the  capacity  of  the  thea- 
tre. No  play  ever  played  in  this  country  so 
touched  the  general  sympathy  or  enchained 
the  public  interest.  Its  power  was  the  same 
over  all  classes.  The  gallery  was  as  regu- 
larly and  fully  filled  each  night  as  was  the 
orchestra. 

As  in  the  case  of  "  Led  Astray,"  all  that 
care,  time  and  money  could  do  to  secure  the 
play  a  proper  setting  in  scenery  and  acces- 
sories was  done.  The  distribution  of  the  many 
characters  was  made  with  the  same  effort  to 
secure   the    fitness   of    each     artist   to    the   rdle 

'  assigned    him.     Precisely   the    same   result   fol- 

lowed, and  from  the  21st  of  December,  1874, 
to  the  15th  of  June,  1875,  "  Standing-room  only" 
was  the  rule. 

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throughout  the  United  States  by  six  months' 
performance  at  this  house,  secured  it  audiences 
in  the  theatres  of  almost  every  city  in  the 
United  States,  from  Portland  to  New  Orleans. 
It  was  pirated,  and  its  ownership  contested  in 
the  courts  of  half  a  dozen  States.  It  dragged 
after  it  what  seemed  an  ever  lengthening,  never 
ending,  chain  of  litigation  ;  but  whether  played  to 
the  sober  New  Englander  or  the  fiery  Southerner, 
its  charm  and  power  were  still  the  same  ;  and  at 
the  close  of  the  theatrical  season,  while  the  Union 
Square  theatre  found  it  had  made  a  great  play 
popular  over  the  whole  country,  it  also  found 
that  the  play  had  repaid  it  by  making  the  name 
of  the  Union  Square  Theatre  familiar  as  a  house- 
hold word  in  every  state  of  the  Union. 

The  marvelous  story  of  the  play  of  "  The  Two 
Orphans  "  is  even  far  better  known  than  that 
of  "Led  Astray;"  and  as  in  the  case  of  the 
latter,  a  mere  recapitulation  of  its  several  acts 
will  suffice   to  recall    it  to  the   general  memory. 

First  Act  :  The  Pont  Neuf  at  Paris,  with 
the    Station    of  the  diligence,  whence   descended 

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\  the  two  Orphans.     A  glance  at  the  illustration 

I  in    this   little    volume    will  bring  it  all  back, — 

i  the   abduction,  the  desolation  of  the  blind    girl 

in  the  square,  the  advent  of  the  hag.  Then  the 
palace  at  Bel  Air  with  its  perspective  of  sub- 
dued lights,  the  revel,  the  defence  of  the  girl 
by  the  knightly  noble,  and  her  escape  from 
outrage. 

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Second  Act  :     The  Office  of  the  Minister  of 

i  Police,    where    the    son    defends    his    mother's 

honor,  and  the  Place  St.  Sulpice,  where  amid 
the  pitiless  unceasing  snow,  the  untaught  crip- 
ple bares  him  to  the  storm  to  shelter  the  blind 
and  helpless  girl.  Of  all  scenes  in  this  or  any 
other  play,  that  scene  impressed  itself  most 
indelibly  upon  the  public  imagination. 

Third  Act:  The  modest  room  of  the  elder 
orphan,  where  she  hears  the  call  of  the  blind 
martyr  from  the  streets  below,  the  unavailing 
struggle  to  reach  her,  the  arrest,  and  the 
courtyard  of  the  prison  of  the  Magdalenes  of 
Paris,  where  the  Sister  Superior  told,  in  virtue's 
cause,   her   first    and    only   lie,    to   be   recorded, 

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unblotted  by  angel  tears,  amid  the  nobilities 
of  Christian  Sacrifice — for  to  her  what  sacrifice 
could  be  greater  ? 

Fourth  Act  :  The  home  of  the  hag  and 
her  sons,  where  deformed  humanity  faces  frat- 
ricide to  defend  the  utterly  helpless,  and  where 
at   last,   tardy    justice   saves    and   recompenses. 

The  regular  Cast  of  the  play  at  this  Theatre 
was  changed  on  the  Sixteenth  of  January, 
1^75,  by  the  substitution  of  Miss  Granger  for 
Miss  Eytinge  in  the  part  of  Marianne,  the 
outcast.      The   original   cast   was   as   follows : 


MAUR  CE  DE  VAUDREY, 
COUNT   DE  LINIERES, 
PICARD,    -         -         -        - 
JAQUES    FROCHARD, 
PIERRE  FROCHARD,       - 
MARQUIS  DE  PRESLES.      ■ 
LAFLEUR, 

DOCTOR,      -        -        -        - 
MARTIN,  -         .         -         - 
OFFICER  OF  THE  GUARD, 
CHIEF  CLERK, 


Mr.  Charles  R.  Thome,  Jr 

Mr.  Jno.  Parselle 

Mr.  Stuart  Robson 

Mr.  McKee  Rankin 

Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Mr.  W.  J.  Cogswell 

Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Mr.  Thos.  E.  Morris 

Mr.  Lysander  Thonnpson 

Mr.  J.  W.  Mathews 

Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 


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DE  MAILLY, Mr.  Bolton 

D'ESTREES,      -.--...  Mr.  Raynor 

SERVANT,     ---._--.     Mr.  Quigley 
FOOTMAN,         -        .         -        -         _        -         Mr.  C.  M.Collins 
MARIANNE;  _____  Miss  Rose  Eytinge 

COUNTESS  DIANE  DE  LINIERES,  -        -     Miss  Fanny  Morant 
LOUISE,         _-.___-  Miss  Kate  Claxton 
HENRIETTE,      _        -        _        -        .  Miss  Kitty  Blanchard 

LA  FROCHARD,     .        _        -        _        .  Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins 

SISTER  GENEVIEVE,         -        _        _        .  Miss  Ida  Vernon 

VICTORINE,    .------      Miss  Ella  Burns 

JULIE,  ______      Miss  Roberta  Norwood 

FLORETTE,     ______        Miss  Kate  Holland 

CORA,  -        -         -        _        _        -        _     Miss  Cora  Cassidy 

SISTER  THERESE,  _        .        _        _       Miss  Hattie  Thorpe 


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Rose  Michel. 


The  third  of  the  great  successes  at  this  theatre 
was  the  production  of  "  Rose  Michel,"  whose 
hundredth  performance  this  book  is  issued  to 
note. 

"  Rose  Michel"  is  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  Ernest 
Bliim,  a  not  entirely  new  dramatist,  for  his 
name  is  coupled  with  that  of  D'Ennery  as  joint 
author  of  a  piece  produced  in  Paris  several 
years  ago.  His  experience,  however,  is  evi- 
dently very  limited.  The  play  was  produced, 
as  it  came  from  the  author,  at  the  Theatre  de 
L'Ambigu,  in  Paris.  It  achieved  but  a  moderate 
success,  and  even  that  was  attributed,  by  either 
malice  or  criticism,  rather  to  the  superb  acting 
of  Mile.  Fargueil  and  M.  Charlier  than  to  any 
attractiveness  in  the  play  itself.  It  was  trans- 
lated for  the  London  stage,  but  proved  an  utter 
failure.  The  management  of  this  theatre,  how- 
ever, believing  that  such  artists  as  M.  Charlier 
and   Mile.  Fargueil  would  not  accept  and  power- 


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fully  reflect  characters  that  did  not  intrinsically 
possess  dramatic  merit,  purchased  the  play  from 
the  author,  believing  it  might  some  day  be  used 
to  advantage.  A  copy  of  the  English  version, 
however,  found  its  way  to  New  York,  and 
another  management  announced  its  intention 
to  produce  it.  The  matter  led  to  a  short  liti- 
gation which  ended  in  establishing  the  right 
of  ownership  to  belong  solely  to  Messrs.  Shook 
&  Palmer.  This  affair  called  more  attention  to 
the  play  than  it  would  have  received  without  it. 
The  play  was  translated.  Its  original  shape 
was   not  inviting. 

It  was  given  to  several  dramatists  for  adap- 
tation, and  among  several,  the  alterations  made 
by  Mr.  J.  Steele  Mackaye  were  preferred  and 
accepted.  Still  believing  in  their  old  theory 
that  perfection  of  detail  would  secure  success, 
the  management  gave  more  care  to  this  piece 
than  they  had  bestowed  even  on  ''  The  Two 
Orphans."  The  result  of  that  care  is  before 
the  reader;  and  he  can  judge  it  for  himself. 
The  management  would  respectfully  point,  how- 
ever,  to   the   fact     that    whether    owing   to   the 


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plastic  and  artistic  skill  of  Mr.  Marston,  the 
alterations  of  Mr.  Mackaye,  or  the  acting  of 
the  members  of  the  cast,  or  all  three  combined, 
a  play  which  failed  in  both  the  leading  art 
capitals  of  Europe  has  been  made  to  achieve 
here  a  memorable  success — one  attested  to  every 
reader  by  his  own  presence  in  the  theatre, 
and  that  of  the  large  audience  assembled  to 
witness  this,  its  hundredth  representation. 

The  interest  of  the  play  is  to  be  found  in  its 
revelation  of  the  strength  of  maternal  love  in 
woman.  The  love  of  the  haughty  Baroness  de 
Vernay  for  her  son  is  contrasted  with  the  love 
of  the  poor,  maltreated,  humble  Rose  Michel 
for  her  daughter ;  and  around  the  two  mothers 
plays  the  dreadful  story  of  the  murder,  testing 
the  constancy  and  strength  of  each  to  the 
uttermost.  As  regards  the  cast  of  Rose  Michel, 
though  it  makes  in  point  of  numbers  but  a  small 
demand  on  the  present  Company  of  this  Thea- 
tre, it  has,  with  two  or  three  exceptions,  included 
all  its  leading  male  artists.  Thus  Mr.  Charles 
Thorne,  the  Count  Chandoce  of  "  Led  Astray," 
and  the  Chevalier  of  the  ''  Two  Orphans  ; "  Mr. 


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Stuart  Robson,  the  timid  Hector  of  the  former 
and  Picard  of  the  latter  ;  Miss  Fanny  Morani, 
the  elegant  and  dignified  "  Madame  Mere,"  of 
the  New  York  stage,  Mr.  Parselle,  the  Prefect 
in  the  "  Two  Orphans,"  with  his  official  ways, 
calm  correctness  of  bearing  and  high  sense  of 
duty — all  these,  and  others  scarce  less  deserv- 
ing, or  less  popular,  find  worthy  occupation 
for  their  skill,  and  tact  in  this  play,  *'  Rose 
Michel,"  while  the  artistic  strength  of  Mr. 
Stoddart,  and  the  power  of  Miss  Eytinge,  are 
taxed  to  the  full  by  the  requirements  of  the 
leading  roles. 

Mr.  Richard  Marston  took  kindly  to  "  Rose 
Michel,"  and  his  pencil  seemed  to  dwell  lov- 
ingly on  its  varied  scenes.  He  appears  to  have 
reached  the  ne  plus  ultra  of  scenic  effect  and 
perspective  in  the  view  of  Paris  from  the  prison 
gallery  which  forms  the  picture  in  the  last  act. 
The  narrow  river,  meandering  for  miles  away, 
and  glittering  in  the  soft  moonlight,  broadens  as 
it  leaves  the  tranquil  country  scenes  that  stretch 
in  misty  green  to  the  horizon,  and  assumes  its 
darkest  hue  as  it   flows   silently  under  the  sev- 


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eral  historic  bridges  to  the  foot  of  the  Cathe- 
dral of  Notre  Dame. 

That  river  Seine  and  its  surroundings  evi- 
dently have  a  peculiar  charm  for  our  artist  ; 
and  he  never  fails  to  transfer  it  to  his  can- 
vas. He  delights  in  painting  Paris.  The 
streets  where  Louise  wandered  in  her  blind- 
ness and  woe ;  the  salons  where  Armande 
Chandoce  dreamed  and  suffered  ;  the  cabaret 
where  Pierre  Michell  committed  murder  to 
gratify  avarice,  are  all  familiar  to  our  patrons, 
and  our  little  illustrations  will  scarce  fail  to 
recall  each,  and  justify  the  assertion  that  Mr. 
Richard  Marston  may  well  challenge  no  small 
share  of  the  praise  due  the  artistic  successes 
achieved  by  the  combined  efforts  of  the  whole 
personnel  of  the  theatre. 

The  complete  cast  of  "Rose  Michel"  is  as 
follows  : 

COUNT  de  VERNAY,  a  Young  Noble,  Mr.  Charles  R.  Thome,  Jr. 
BARON  de  MARSAN,  Prefect  of  the  Seine,  Mr.  John  Parselle. 
BARON  de  BELLEVEI,  a  Roue,  -  Mr.  Frederick  Robinson. 
PIERRE  MICHEL,  an  Inkeeper.  -  -  Mr.  J.  H.  Stoddard. 
MOULINET,  his  Servant,     -         -         -         -     Mr.  Stuart  Robson. 


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MASTER  BERNARD,  a  Goldsmith,  -        Mr.  Thos.  E.  Morris. 

ANDRE,  his  Son,         -         -         -         -  -  Mr.  Eben  Plympton. 

OFFICER  OF  THE  GUARD,           -  -            Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder. 

TURNKEY,          ....         -  Mr.  Lysander  Thompson. 

RUFFIAN,        ------  Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley. 

SERVANT,            -         -         -         -         -  -       Mr.  C.  M.  Collins. 

ROSE   MICHEL,  Wife  of  Pierre,     -  -           Miss  Rose  Eytinge. 

COUNTESS  de  VERNAY,           -         -  -     Miss  Fanny  Morant. 

LOUISE,  Daughter  of  Pierre,           -  -          -    Miss  Nina  Varian 

BARONESS  de  BELLEVIE,       -         -  Miss  Augusta  Raymond. 


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If  you  dare  set  a  foot  upon  my  land,  I'll  kill  you  as  I  would 
a  viper  in  my  path  '*     Act  1 


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Plays  and  Authors. 


Commencing  with  the  17th  of  September, 
1872,  there  have  been  presented  at  the  Union 
Square  Theatre,  up  to  this  date,  twenty-two 
plays,  emanating  from  the  pens  of  twenty-one 
different  authors.  The  complete  list  of  each 
may  serve  for  either  interesting  or  useful  in- 
formation to  those  connected  with  the  theatri- 
cal profession,  or  who  are  admirers  of  the  art, 
and  esteem  its  statistics  as  worthy  of  preserva- 
tion. 

The  List  of  Plays  and  Authors. 

Season  of  1872-3. 

Play.  Author.  Produced. 

Agnes ---  Sardou Sept.  17,  1872 

London  Assurance Boucicault ...  Dec.  23,1872 

School  for  Scandal Sheridan Dec.   25,1872 

Money Bulwer Dec.  27,1872 

A  Son  of  the  Soil Ponsard Jan.      1,1873 

Atherly  Court Brougham... Jan.     6,1873 


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loo  Years  Old D'Ennery ..  Jan.    21,1873 

A  Business  Woman. Olive  Logan Mar.  13,1873 

Cousin  Jack Leroy Mar.  24,1873 

Frou-Frou Meilhac  &  Halevy..  April  14,  1873 

Without  a  Heart Mrs.  Sheridan  Shook  May  21,1873 

Agnes  (revived) Sardou May   29,1873 

Fernande Sardou.. June  4,    1873 


This  season  closed  June  4. 


Season  of  1873-4. 

Piay.  Author.  Produced. 

Geneva  Cross G.  F.  Rowe Oct.      1,1873 

The  Wicked  World Gilbert. Nov.  17,1873 

Led  Astray Octave  Feuillet Dec.     8,1873 

Camille Dumas  fils May    14,1874 

Led   Astray  (revived) Octave  Feuillet  ..   .  June  12,  1874 

This  season  closed  June  15,  1874. 


Season  of  1874-5, 

Play.  A  uthor.  Produced. 

The  Sphynx Octave  Feuillet. .:..  Sept.  21,  1874 

The  Hunchback Sheridan   Knowles..  Oct.   26,1874 


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COUNTESS  DE  VERNAY. 


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,;y  :-■'>.:- 


BARON   DE  MARSAN 


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Jane  Eyre Charlotte    Bronte.. .  Nov.  16,1874 

Love's  Sacrifice LovelL. Dec.     7,1874 

The  Two  Orphans D'Ennery  &  Cormon  Dec.    21,  1875 

This  season  closed  June  15,  1875. 


Season  of  1875-6. 

Play.  A  uthor.  Produced. 

Led  Astray  (revived) Octave  Feuiilet Oct.      1,1875 

Rose  Michel Ernest    Bliim. Nov.  23,  1875 


The  casts  of  the  several  plays  produced  at  this 
house  will,  it  is  believed,  demonstrate  that  the 
management  spared  no  effort  to  bestow  a  worthy 
personnel  in  illustration  of  each  work.  They 
were  as  follows  : 

The  Cast  of  ''  Agnes." 

Agnes - Miss  Agnes  Ethel 

The  Baroness  de  Fauteille Miss  Plessy  Mordaunt 

Mile.  Stella Miss  Phillis  Glover 

Mme.  Gradignard Miss  Emily  Mestayer 


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Delphine Miss  Jennie  Lee 

Theresa Miss  Josephine  Laurense 

Dressmaker Miss  Kate  Holland 

Milliner Miss  Charlotte  Cave 

Stephen,  the  Viscount Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Mons.  Bonnardin _. Mr.  Mark  Smith 

Millefleur Mr.  Ed.  Lamb 

Raphael  Bienville Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Mons.  Bobey .-. _ Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

Mons.  Baroldi. Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Polydor  Morant Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Dr.  Coulisse .-. Mr.  W.  B.  Laurens 

Lucien  Revell Mr.  J.  P.  Burnett 

Phillippe  Lafaille . Mr.  C.  Burroughs 

Jobineau .Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Cyprien Mr.  F.  Lamb 

Beauluisant Mr.  W.  Stuart 

Pe titpierre Mr.  T.  Atkins 

Mableau...     Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Spindler , Mr.  Wing 

Call  Boy .__ Mrs.  Thorpe 


The  Cast  of  ^'  London  Assurance." 

Sir  Harcourt  Courtley _ Mr.  Mark  Smith 

Dazzle. Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Charles  Courtley Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

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One  little  blow  puts  a  hundred  thousand  livres  in  my 
store."     Act  !l. 


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Max  Harkaway Mr.  F.  F.  Mackey 

Mark  Meddle Mr.  E.Lamb 

Dolly  Spanker Mr.  J.  P.  Burnett 

Cool Mr.  W.  Stuart 

Solomon  Isaacs Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Martin ..Mr.  F.  Lamb 

James .Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Lady  Gay  Spanker Miss  Phillis  Glover 

Grace  Harkaway Miss  Fanny  Hay  ward 

Pert Miss  Josephine  Laurens 


The  Cas'i  of  ''  The  School  for  Scandal." 

Sir  Peter  Teazle Mr.  Mark  Smith 

Sir  Oliver  Surface Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Joseph  Surface Mr.  W.  B.  Laurens 

Charles  Surface Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Crabtree ...Mr.  E.  Lamb 

Sir  Benjamin  Backbite Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Careless Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Rowley... Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

Trip Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 

Snake Mr.W.  H.  Stuart 

Moses Mr.W.  H.  Wilder 

Lady  Sneerwell's  Servant Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Joseph  Surface's  Servant Mr.  F.  Lamb 

Lady  Teazle _ Mrs.  Clara  Jennings 


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Mrs.  Candour Miss  Plessy  Mordaunt 

Lady  Sneerwell Miss  Josephine  Laurens 

Maria Miss  Imogene  Fowler 


The  Cast  of  ''  Money." 

Alfred  Evelyn Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Sir  John  Vesey Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Mr.  Benj.  Stont .Mr.  Mark  Smith 

Graves Mr.  Ed.  Lamb 

Lord  Glossmore Mr.  J.  P.  Burnett 

Sir  Frederick  Blount. Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Capt.  Dudley  Smooth... ...Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Sharpe Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Servant  to  Sir  John Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Toke. ...Mr.  F.  Lamb 

Clara  Douglas Mrs.  Clara  Jennings 

Lady  Franklin Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

Georgiana  Vesey Miss  Mary  Griswold 


Cast  of  a  "  Son  of  the  Soil." 

Louis  Martel Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

The  Duke  de  Lille Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 


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The  Count  de  Valmont Mr.  J.  P.  Burnett 

Gen.  Hoche Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

Citizen  Aristides Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Citizen  Leonidas Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Committee  Member Mr.  W.  Stuart 

Guest Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Beatrice Mrs.  Clara  Jennings 

Mad.  Tallien Miss   Plessy  Mordaunt 

Margot Miss  Josephine  Laurens 


The  Cast  of  ""  Atherley  Court." 

Philip  Marston Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Gerald  Marston ,... Mr.  W.  B,  Laurens 

Farmer  Grace Mr.  Mark  Smith 

The  Earl  of  Atherley .Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Luke  Sharpe Mr.  E.  Lamb 

Viscount  Lynton   ..    Mr.  J.  P.  Burnett 

Counsellor  Brydges Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

Augustus ...Mr.  W.   H.  Wilder 

Footman Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

John - Mr.  E.  Smclair 

Elsie  Grace. Mrs.  Clara  Jennings 

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Fanny  Brydges Miss  Mary  Griswold 

Margery  Beane Miss  Harriet  Thorpe 

Little  Elsie Miss  Lillie  Edwards 

Henrietta — Countess  of  Atherley Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

Polly  Grace Miss  Plessy  Mordaunt 


The  Cast  of  "  loo  Years  Old." 

Jacques  Fauvel Mr.  Mark  Smith 

George  Fauvel Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

Martineau Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Rene  d' Alby Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 

Max  de  Maugars Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Bernard Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomer>' 

Deslandes Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Louis Mr.  W.  Stuart 

CamiUe Mrs.  Clara  Jennings 

Juliette  Duprat , Miss  Mary  Griswold 

Madame  Larocque Miss  Imogene  Fowler 


The  Cast  of  a  ''  Business  Woman." 

Colonel  Collins  Wood Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Hooker  Wood Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

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Mr.  Pembroke  Potter -- ...Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Mr.  Palissy  Ingraham Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Mr.  Peter  Pettigrew Mr.  Ed.  Lamb 

Mr.  Solon  Bland ..   Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 

Asher  Bezer.--- Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Nicholas   Home Mr.  W.  H.  Stuart 

Thomas Mr.  Quigley 

Heinrich Mr.  Sinclair 

Mrs.  Courtlandt  Potter Mrs.  Clara  Jennings 

Miss  Fanny  Ingraham Miss  Mary  Griswold 

Mrs.  Hooker  Wood Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

Bessie  Home Miss  Josephine  Laurens 

Maria  McBeggs Miss  Hattie  Thorpe 

Hannah Miss  Charlotte  Cave 


The  Cast  of  ''Cousin  Jack." 

Cousin  Jack  Valdent Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

George  Valdent Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

M.  Bonnegrace Mr.  Ed.  Lamb 

M.  Chambry Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Chalut Mr.  W.  H.  Stuart 

Peter Miss  H.  Thorpe 

Celeste.-. Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

Blanche Miss  Jennie  Lee 

Emmeline Miss  Mary  Griswold 


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The  Cast  of  ''  Frou-Frou." 

Gilberte... .-. Miss  Agnes  Ethel 

Louise Miss  Mary  Griswold 

Baronne  de  Cambri Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

Pauline ^.. Miss  Jennie  Lee 

The  Governess . Miss  Kate  Holland 

Angelique Miss  Charlotte  Cave 

Georgie Miss  Lillie  Edwards 

Henri  Sartorys Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

Brigard Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Comte  de  Valreas Mr.  Geo.  Parkes 

Baron  de  Cambri Mr.  E*  Lamb 

Pitou Mr.  J.  W.  Thorpe 

Vincent Mr.  J.  W.  Wilder 

Zanetto Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 


The  Cast  of  "  Without  a  Heart." 

Robert   Marston. Mr.  D.  H,  Harkins 

Sir  Wm.  Broughton Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Sir  Henry  Johnstone Mr.  Ed.  Lamb 

Lord  Stanfield Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Rev.  Mr.  Sherwood Mr.  W.  B.  Laurens 

James  Dobson Mr.  Welsh  Edwards 

Hotel  Waiter Mr.  W.  Quigley 


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Laura  Hathaway Miss  Maude  Granger 

Lillie  Sherwood--... ...Miss  Mary  Griswold 

Marian  Stone Mrs.  J.  D.  Germon 

Alice Miss  Kate  Holland 

Mary Miss  Hattie  Thorpe 

Jane Miss  Charlotte  Cave 


The  Cast  of  ''  Fernande." 

Fernande Miss  Agnes  Ethel 

The  Countess  Clothilde Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport 

Georgette Miss  Kate  Claxton 

Mme.  Seneschal Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

Mme.  de  La  Brienne Miss  Josephine  Laurens 

Peachbloom Miss  Fanny  Hay  ward 

Gibraltar Miss  Helen  Forrest 

The  Baroness Miss  Charlotte  Cave 

Therese Miss  Kate  Holland 

Babette Mrs.  Wilde 

Philip  Pomerol Mr.  D.  H.  Harkins 

The  Marquis  Andre Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 

The  Commander  Jarbi Mr.  Ed.  Lamb 

Roqueville Mr.  W.  B.  Laurens 

Bracassin Mr.  H.  Montgomery 

The  Baron Mr.  W.  Stuart 


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Frederick Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Alfred Mr.  F.  Lamb 

Antoine Mr.  Quigley 


The  Cast  of  ''  The  Geneva  Cross." 

Rieldu  Bourg Mr.  Charles  R.  Thome 

I  Pierre  Le  Brun Mr.  John  Parselle 

;  Mathew  Moineau Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Simon  Cornichet Mr.  Stuart  Robson 

Pontarme __Mr.  J.  J.  Prior 

Jean  Rabat Mr.  W.  H.  Bokee 

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j  The  Unknown Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Antoine Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Gabrielle Miss  Rose  Eytinge 

Cassandre Miss  Emily  Mestayer 

:  Martagon Miss  Eliza  Weathersby 

j  Fraisette Miss  Maude  Granger 


The  Cast  of  "The  Wicked  World." 

Ethais Mr.  Charles  R.  Thome 

Phyllon. -. Mr.  McKee  Rankin 

Lutin Mr.  Stuart  Robson 


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Selene Miss  Clara  Morris 

Darine .- Miss  Maude  Granger 

Zayda ._ Miss  Kate  Claxton 

Neodie Miss  Meta  Bartlett 

Leila Miss  Kate  Holland 

Locrine Miss  Emily  Lewis 


The  Cast  of  '' Camille." 

Camille Miss  Clara  Morris 

Prudence Miss  E.  Mestayer 

Nichette ...Miss  Kate  Claxton 

Olympe Miss  Maude  Granger 

Nanine Miss  Kate   Holland 

Armand  Duval Mr.  Chas.  R.  Thome,  jr 

De  Varville Mr.  McKee  Rankin 

Gaston Mr.  Stuart  Robson 

Mons.  Duval Mr.  John  Parselle 

Gustave Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 


The  Cast  of  ''The  Sphynx." 

Admiral  de  Chelles Mr.  John  Parselle 

Henri  de  Savigny Mr.  McKee  Rankin 

Lord  Dornoch Mr.  Frederic  Robinson 

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Arthur  Lajardie Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Everard Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 

Ulric Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Blanche  de  Chelles Miss  Clara  Morris 

Bertha  de  Savigny Miss  Charlotte  Thompson 

Clemence  Lajardie Miss  Roberta  Norwood 


The  Cast  of  '^  The  Hunchback." 

Master  Walter Mr.  Frederic  Robinson 

Sir  Thomas  Clifford Mr.  Charles  R.  Thorne 

Modus.. Mr.  Stuart  Robson 

Lord  Tinsel Mr.  Owen  Marlowe 

Fathom Mr.  J.  E.  Irving 

Master  Wilford ...Mr.  H.  Dalton 

Master  Heartwell Mr.  T.  E.  Morris 

Gaylove Mr.  Jno.  Mathews 

Thomas Mr.  C.  M.  Collins 

Stephen Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 

Holdwell Mr.  E.  Sinclair 

Servant Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Julia Miss  Clara  Morris 

Helen Miss  Kate  Claxton 


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The  Cast  of  ""  Jane  Eyre." 

Jane  Eyre Miss  Charlotte  Thompson 

Mrs.  Fairfax Miss  Marie  Wilkins 

Mrs.  Reed Miss  Fanny  Morant 

Lady  Georgina  Ingram. Miss  Maude  Granger 

Lady  Clawdon Miss  Cora  Cassidy 

Grace  Poole Miss  Hattie  Thorpe 

The  Maniac Miss  Mary  Stuart 

Adele .Little  Laura  Thorpe 

Nurse Mrs.  Wilde 

Lord  Rochester Mr.  Frederic  Robinson 

Col.  Dent Mr.  Jno.  Parselle 

Frederick  Lynn ]\Ir.  Claude  Burroughs 

Jacob  Buttercup. Mr.  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Lord  Clawdon .Mr.  W.  H.  Wilder 


The  Cast  of  ''  Love's  Sacrifice." 

Matthew  Elmore Mr.  McKee  Rankin 

St.  Lo Mr.  Chas.  R.  Thorne 

Eugene  de  Lorme Mr.  Jas.  W.  Collier 

Paul  Lafont Mr.  F.  F.  Mackay 

Jean  Ruse Mr.  Stuart  Robson 

Morluc Mr.  Claude  Burroughs 

Du  Viray Mr.  H.  Montgomery 


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Friar  Dominic Mr.  Thos.  E.  Morris 

Servant Mr.  W.  S.  Quigley 

Margaret  Elmore Miss  Rose  Ey tinge 

Hermmie Miss  Kate  Claxton 

Manoii Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins 

Jenny Miss  Roberta  Norwood 


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Personnel. 


The  personnel  of  the  Union  Square  Theatre 
varies  each  season,  as  does  that  of  any  other 
theatre.  The  following  lists  give  the  names  of  all 
artists,  mechanicians,  etc.,  employed  in  the  house 
during  the  several  seasons  specified  : 

Season  1872-3. 


Agnes  Ethel, 
Phillis  Glover, 
Plessy  Mordaunt, 
Emily  Mestayer, 
Jennie  Lee, 
Fanny  Hay  ward, 
Mary  Griswold, 
Kate  Holland, 
Imogene  Fowler, 
Hattie  Thorpe, 
Charlotte  Cave, 


D.  H.  Harkins, 
Mark  Smith, 
F.  F.  Mackay, 
Ed.  Lamb, 
George  Parkes, 
H.  W.  Montgomery, 
Claude  Burroughs, 
W.  B.  Laurens, 
J.  P.  Burnett, 
Welsh  Edwards, 
Jas.  W.  Thorpe, 


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Josephine  Laurens,  W.  H.  Wilder, 

W.  S.  Quigley.  Frank  Lamb, 

T.  Atkins.  W.  Stuart, 

E.  H.  Gouge,  treasurer. 

Chs.  Sutton,  assistant-treasurer . 

Jas.  C.  Schofield,  advertising  agent. 

Richard  Marston,  scene  painter. 

H.  Tissington,  inusicai  director. 

Chs,  H.  Ritter,  assistant  scene  painter . 

R.  J.  Moye,  assistant  scene  painter. 

Wm.  Sanders,  stage  carpenter. 

Chs.  '^wxx2Ly .,  gasman. 

A.  H.  ^^.n^^xQl.,  property  man. 

Thos.  ^'\\&2l',  head  usher. 

E.  C.  Chamberlin,  doorkeeper. 


Season  1873-4. 

Rose  Ey tinge,  Chas.  R.  Thorne,  Jr., 

Eliza  Weathersby,  McKee  Rankin, 

Kate  Claxton,  Stuart  Robson, 

Marie  Wilkins,  John  Parselle, 

Emily  Mestayer,  F.  F.  Mackay, 

Maude  Granger,  H.  W.  Montgomery, 

Meta  Biartlett,  Claude  Burroughs, 


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Hattie  Thorpe,  J.  J.  Prior, 

Kate  Holland,  W.  H.  Bokee, 

Charlotte  Cave,  W.  H.  Wilder. 

Mrs.  Wilde,  W.  S.  Quigley, 

E.  H.  Gouge,  treasurer. 

J.  W.  Thorpe,  stage  manager. 

Richard  Marston,  scene  painter. 

H.  Tissington,  viusical  director. 

Geo.  W.  Hooper,  advertising  agent. 

Charles  H.  Ritter,  assistant  scene  painter. 

R.  J.  Moye,  assistant  scene  painter, 

Wm.  l^t.xixy .,  property  vtan. 

Chas.  Murray,  gas  man. 

Wm.  Sanders,  stage  carpenter. 

Thos.  Shea,  head  usher. 

E.  C.  Chamberlin,  doorkeeper. 


Season  1874-5. 

Rose  Eytinge,  Chas.  R.  Thome,  Jr., 

Clara  Morris,  Stuart  Robson, 

Charlotte  Thompson,  Frederic  Robinson, 

Fanny  Morant,  John  Parselle, 

Kate  Claxton,  McKee  Rankin, 

Marie  Wilkin  s,  .,  F.  F.  Mackay, 


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Maud  Granger, 
Kate  Holland, 
Ella  Burns, 
Meta  Bartlett, 
Roberta  Norw-ood, 
Hattie  Thorpe, 
Cora  Cassady, 


Claude  Burroughs, 
T.  E.  Morris, 
H.  W.  Montgomery 
W.  S.  Quigley, 
F.  E.  Lamb, 
C.  M.  ColHns. 
W.  H.  Wilder, 


E.  H.  Gouge,  treasurer. 

Geo.  W.  Hooper,  asst.  treas.  and  adv.  agent. 

John  Parselle,  stage  manager. 

H.  Tissington,  musical  director. 

Richard  Marston,  scene  painter. 

G.  B.  Winne,  stage  carpenter. 

Chas.  Ritter,  assistant  scene  painter . 

R.  J.  Moys,  assistant  scene  painter. 

W.  Henry,  property  man. 

Chas.  yiuxx^y .,  gasman. 

Thos.  Shea,  head  usher. 

E.  C.  Chamberlin,  doorkeeper. 


Rose  Ey tinge, 
Kate  Claxton, 
Marie  Gordon, 


Season  1875-6. 


Chas.  R.  Thorne,  Jr. 
Frederic  Robinson, 
Stuart  Robson, 


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J.  H.  Stoddart, 
John  Parselle, 
Edward  Arnott, 
Claude  Burroughs, 
H.  W.  Montgomery, 
Eben  Plympton, 
W.  H.  Wilder, 
Thos.  E.  Morris, 
W.  Seymour, 


Fanny  Morant, 

Marie  Wilkins, 
Blanche  Grey, 
Augusta  Raymond, 
Meta  Bartlett, 
Anna  Brown, 
Alfred  Becks. 
W.  S.  Quigley, 
C.  M.  Collins, 
Lysander  Thompson, 

E.  H.  Gouge,  treasurer. 

Geo.  W.  Hooper,  asst.  treasurer. 

John  Parselle,  stage  manage'^. 

W.  Seymour, /r^;;z/i'^r, 

H.  Tissington,  7nusical  director. 

Richard  Marston,  scene  painter. 

G.  B.  Winne,  stage  carpenter. 

Chas.  H.  Ritter,  assistant  scene  painter. 

P.  J.  Moye,  assistant  scene  painter. 

Wm.  Henry,  property  man. 

Chas.  Murray,  gasman. 

Thos.  Shea,  head  usher. 

E.  C.  Chamberlin,  doo-^ keeper. 


The  limits  of  this  work   preclude  the  noting 
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fidelity  of  each  member  of  these  several  com- 
panies— the  exquisite  renditions  of  such  op- 
posite roles  as  Mrs.  Fairfax  and  La  Frochard 
by  Mrs.  Wilkins  ;  of  a  variety  of  eccentric  roles 
by  Messrs.  Montgomery  and  Burroughs  ;  the 
acting  of  De  Lesparre,  by  Mr.  Arnott,  in  the 
second  revival  of  "Led  Astray,"  etc.,  and  it 
would  be  just  as  difficult  to  pay  the  proper 
meed  of  praise  to  Mr.  John  Parselle,  not  only  for 
his  finished  execution  of  the  roles  entrusted  to 
him,  but  for  his  invaluable  aid  in  the  direction 
of  each  play  and  in  the  conducting  of  the  sev- 
eral rehearsals.  We  cannot  note  all  ;  but,  like 
the  public,  we  rem.ember  all. 


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